Blue Lagoon

Steps

1. 1

   Measure 30ml vodka, 30ml blue curaçao, and 20ml fresh lemon juice into your shaker. Don't add the lemonade yet, since shaking carbonated drinks makes them explode. The liquid should look like a deep blue syrup at the bottom.

   !Pouring the lemonade into the shaker will create a huge mess when you shake it.

2. 2

   Fill the shaker about two-thirds full with ice cubes. Secure the lid tightly and shake hard for about 10 seconds until the outside of the metal shaker feels frosty and cold in your hand. This chills the mix fast and adds a little water so it isn't too strong.

   ~10s

   !Shaking too gently leaves the drink warm and doesn't blend the thick blue curaçao properly.

3. 3

   Take the lid off the shaker and fit your Hawthorne strainer over the opening. Pour the bright blue liquid over the fresh ice in your tall glass. Stop pouring when the shaker is empty, leaving the ice behind.

   !Letting the shaker ice slip into the glass waters the drink down faster as it sits.

4. 4

   Top up the glass with 120ml cold lemonade, pouring it gently down the side so you don't knock all the air out of it. Take your bar spoon and give it a gentle stir from the bottom up, just a few turns, until the bright blue at the bottom mixes evenly with the lemonade.

   !Stirring too aggressively flattens the lemonade and makes the drink feel flat on the tongue.

5. 5

   Take your lemon slice and cut a small slit from the center to the edge so it sits on the rim of the glass. Drop the cherry in if you're using one. Serve it right away while it's still frosty.